PinnedNarratives and outness: Why six years beyond my faith and the closet have gutted and grown meI left the Mormon Church and came out as gay, but new narratives emerged that I couldn’t meet. I needed a new story.Mar 25Mar 25
PinnedPublished inInterfaith Now2 Years Post-MormonI quit the Mormon Church for a sexuality-affirming life. This is what I’ve learned about healing, retrospection, reclamation and…Jan 13, 20223Jan 13, 20223
Published inZeniteWhy I Quit TeachingTeaching was the natural path for me, but the career isn’t designed to sustain those who cannot give so much for so little.Mar 6Mar 6
Published inInterfaith NowThe Lingering Gasps of Mormon MusicAs a Mormon, music was my anchor. After I left, I lost church music, but encountered artistry beyond.Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024
Published inInterfaith NowHero Worshipping a Probable Maniac: The Problem with Captain MoroniHe’s admired as one of the Book of Mormon’s greatest and most righteous heroes, but a closer reading suggests that veneration is misplaced.Jul 9, 20201Jul 9, 20201
Published inInterfaith NowHints of a Nephite Colonial Atrocity: A Reading of OmniThe story of how the Mulekites become Nephite in the Book of Mormon seems clean, but one interpretation suggests something more sinister.Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Published inInterfaith NowWhy It’s Time for Me to Stop Attending ChurchA year after declaring my disengagement from full activity in Mormonism, I know it’s time to stop attending completely. This is why.Dec 29, 20193Dec 29, 20193
Published inInterfaith NowA Faith that Feeds—on My TermsMy Mormon faith was a check-list, external prescription. No one ever said I could construct my own faith that fed me — my own prescription.Dec 21, 20191Dec 21, 20191
The Paradoxes and Ambiguities of ‘Gay’ and ‘Mormon’ (Original Version)My Journey to Embracing My SexualityDec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Published inInterfaith NowSuspending the Need for TruthThe most unexpected discovery of my post-church, deconstructed faith life is my indifference to the need to know what is true.Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
